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Barça cannot take offense to Gerard Piqué

Albert Masnou, always with information, told the newspaper Sport that the noble offices of the Camp Nou expect Gerard Piqué to keep his word and end up leaving Barça this season. That the central of the Bonanova be consistent with what he said in 2020 and 2021, when the entity hit rock bottom.

“If I have to leave for new blood to come in, I’m leaving,” the centre-back said after the 2-8 against Bayern Munich. “I will retire at Barça, but never as a substitute,” he added the following season. An idea that connects with what we detailed here a few weeks ago. Barça has solved this year’s budget thanks to the sale of assets (the famous levers), but in order to square the numbers for next season, the captains will need to leave: if this does not happen, it will most likely not be possible to close the ‘exercise without falling into red numbers.

So, the ideal scenario for Barça is the farewell of the captains (Alba and Piqué, especially). It is an imperative need, which is on the table at a time when the media focus is on the central. For Piqué, if the current situation is not reversed, convulsive times await him, which may lead to some belligerence from a part of the culerada, irritated every time he sees the player on the bench and remembers his emoluments. Faced with this delicate scenario, the club would do well to find an honorable exit for everyone. Reconcile economic emergencies with sporting needs and the value of history.

Piqué cannot leave Barça badly. His footballing legacy is immense. No other center has had his trajectory. Not even the great captain Carles Puyol has had such a big impact if we stick to the purely sporting field. Obviously, if we look up from the grass, Piqué’s legacy can never be like that of Puyol because his strong personality has too often led him to fall on all fours in controversies and outbursts of tone. But despite these dark spots, when it comes to football, there is no other central player like Piqué. Even during the last few disappointing seasons, he is one of the footballers who, at the very least, had an above-average performance.

The role played by both Barça and Piqué from now on is not at all easy. Neither is Xavi’s. At the moment, however, the one from Terrassa has surprised almost everyone with its ability to change hierarchies. Let no one get hurt. Surely there is a way to reach a satisfactory agreement for everyone and for Piqué to continue to be a future asset for the club. Off the lawn, of course.

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